marbled ware

Pottery made in imitation of the surface appearance of coloured marble by means of wedging tinted or coloured clays, or by employing colored slips or glazes.

Glazed ware was made in the 18th century by Josiah Wedgwood to resemble marble, porhyry, malachite, lapis lazuli and onyx. With narrow streaks, it is known as ‘fine marbling’; with wide streaks, ‘open marbling’.